It's unclear how long the extended alpha will last or what these experiments will consist of, however, Wallis revealed how feedback from the alpha is helping to mould the full Destiny experience:

“We’re actively watching people and seeing what they do with our game so that we can make adjustments for the beta and eventually roll these improvements out to the real game. We want to make sure that everyone is getting the best possible experience.

“We’re already making adjustments now – in a lot of ways visually but we’re also balancing things out a little bit. It’s a great way for us to interpret all of the data that goes into our systems.”

Destiny's beta launches next month on PS3 and PS4 first with the Xbox 360 and Xbox One beta coming later and access is unlocked through pre-ordering. The game launches on September 9th worldwide.